Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Faculty of Pharmacy, ULB, Bruxelles, Belgium.
Nat Prod Res. 2024 Nov;38(21):3728-3734. doi: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2261140. Epub 2023 Sep 25.
In the last years, special attention has been given to the nutritional properties of food, and the edible flowers (EFs) represent an uncommon fresh product to characterise, with the aim to explore new species with peculiar aesthetic and the aromatic features. This work investigated some nutritional properties of eight new EFs, such as A.DC. (pink and white varieties), Cav., Benth., × J.Compton, 'Purple Queen' Beauv. 'Alba', Harv. 'Alba', chosen for their different colours and corolla morphologies. Primary and secondary metabolites have been determined. The highest protein content was found in 'Alba' and . The species showed the highest soluble sugar content. The two species were notable for hexose and ascorbic acid content showed the highest polyphenols, flavonoids and carotenoid content, with the highest antiradical activity.
在过去的几年中，人们特别关注食物的营养价值，可食用花卉 (EFs) 是一种不常见的新鲜产品，其特点是探索具有特殊美学和芳香特征的新物种。本研究调查了八种新的 EFs 的一些营养特性，如 A.DC.（粉色和白色品种）、Cav.、Benth.、×J.Compton、‘Purple Queen’Beauv.‘Alba’、Harv.‘Alba’，它们因颜色和花冠形态的不同而被选择。测定了初级和次级代谢物。‘Alba’和 的蛋白质含量最高。 种的可溶性糖含量最高。两种 种的己糖和抗坏血酸含量较高，多酚、类黄酮和类胡萝卜素含量较高，自由基清除活性较高。
